Cuff



A Patented Aug. 26, 193@ EDWARD A; sentira, on MrLwnnKnn. wisconsin loUrFrj.

Application filed June 26,Y

` simple to manufacture and 1s adapted to be the description proceeds,

made of inexpensive material, such as cardboard, which may beeconomically vused Vas an advertising medium. .v

Another object of the invention resides in the provision of an improvedcuif havingv novel mean-s for detachably securing it about the arm of awearer. f' j j i j f A further obj ect of the invention is to provide anovel cuff which may be packed flat to permit its shipment without theuse of shipping container. p y v v A still further object of theinvention is to provide a cud having. novel yieldable secur ing meansarranged to permit self expansion at one end withoutinjury tov saidsecuringv means. .v Y v` The foregoing and such other objects of theinvention, as will appear hereinafter as will be more readily understoodfroma perusal of the following specifi-cation, reference being had tothe acv companying drawing, in which: l .l

Fig. 1 is a perspective View ofthe improv-ed cuff shown mounted on thearm of a wearer. Y l 1 Fig. 2 is a developed viewvv of thesheet fromwhich the cuff isformed.

Fig. 8 is an enlarged fragmental inside elevational view of the cuffshowng the securing means in Vlocked position.

Fig. 4c is a fragmentary taken on line 1--4 of Fig. 1.

Slipover cuffs commonly usedy by office workers, butchers, clerks, andthe like, are usually expensive to manufacture, and are incapable ofself adjustment abouty the armk ofthe wearer. Due to the low cost ofthis type of cuff, its use as an advertising medium is limited. Y

The present form of cuff is provided with novel means formed integralfor securing it together yat one end after-it is rolled subu sectional`rview Y -that slit 22 is of greater 1929. serial Nq. 373,835. jstantially vfrustro-conicalabout the arm fof thewearer. 'By providingfor self-adjust--j-y .f ment` of the cuff' it is unnecessary to: provideY a number of varioussizes thereby permitting standardized production'.'f Referring to theJidrawi-ng in detail, a substantially trap'ezoidalflexible; sheet 12, such as cardboard', or thelike, is provided havingsubstantially parallel top and bottom edges 13 and 14 respectively andhavingdownrlhe corners formed bythe edge 13 Lvand side I edges Y15 andY16 are preferably roundedv as at y18a vand k18"'to prevent thercatchingV in the sleeve of thewearers garment. One of the corners of thevshee't`12, formed by side edges 14: and16 is provided with an outwardlyprojecting flap or tongue 17. This tongue is formed'withinwardlylextending ears18. and 18@y by cutting away portions of edges 111 and16,as'at 19 ,and 20, respectively. Adiagonalslot 21 is provided adjacentthe cornerformed by `edges 14 and 15, and oppoe site to the tongue 17for cooperation therewith. .The sheet aboutfthe slot 21 is preferablyreinforced by Ysui-table material 24: to prevent accidental ripping. Asvshown in Figs. 1, 8 anda, the inwardly extending ears 18 and181engage`on the insideof the i sheet 12 when the tongue 1'?V isinserted ,8u through the slotv21, thus locking the edge 16 inoverlapping engagement with the edge 15.

Suitable means is Vprovided to kpermit automatic adjustment of the upperend of the, cuff about the arm of a wearer. This means preferablycomprises parallel slits 22 and 2S extendingV perpendicularly v from'and olltr wardly of the diagonal slot 21. f Referring. articularly toFigsr2 and Sit willk be noted length than slit 23. Uponexpandingthefwrist end of the cuff, 11, `the ears 18 and 18ZL are drawninto the i slits 22 and 23 until the ear 18 is Yarrested by Y. the endof the "short slit'23. The Vend of the cuff opposite. said wrist end isfree to adjust itself to the nforearm it expands to Veffect thisadjustment the earl 18a' continues to. slide in the longer slot 22 whileythe Lear 18 pivots inthe end ofthe SltZS. i ,i

(50..'V vwardly converging side edges 15 and 16. Y Y

of the wearerandwhen i, n

It can be understood that the cuil", constructed in the foregoingmanner, 1s inexpensive toY manufacture and may have advertis-Vvingmatter printed or otherwise reproduced thereon to provide aninexpensive advertising medium. The novel detachable securing meansformed on the cufpermits self-adjustment to fit various sizes offorearms and its inexpensiveness makes it ypractical to discard sameWhen soiled.

consin.

j EDWARD A. SCHLITZ.

Although a preferred embodiment of the invention has been illustratedand described,

it is to be readily understood that it is capable vof embodying variousmodifications in detail structure Without departing from the spirit ofthe invention orthe scope of the appended claims.

I claim: f

1.V A cuff, comprising, a sheet of flexible material adapted to berolled substantially l frustro-conical, said sheet having a diagonalslot adj acentone corner, parallel slits extending at right angles fromsaid slot, a flap on the adjacent corner of said sheet, ears on said Hapadapted to extend through said slits When the fiap is inserted throughthe slot to lock the sheet in rolled position.

i 2. A cuff, comprising a trapezoidal sheet of flexible materialadapted-tov be rolled substantially frustro-conically, said sheet havinga diagonal' slot adjacent one corner and having a pair of slitsextending perpendicuv lar from said slot, a Hap on the adjacent corner,vsaid slit and vsaid flap being adjacent the shorter of the twoparalleledges of said sheet` A I extending ears on'said flap adapted to extendthrough the perpendicular slits When the flap is inserted into theslotand said slits being of unequal length to permit yielding of theunsecured end of the cuff. i I

3. An article of the character described adapted to be formed of atrapezoidal sheet of material having a diagonal slotadjacent one end,comprising, a Hap adjacent the other end of said sheet, said flap andslot being arranged adjacent the shorter of the vtvvo parallel edgesofthe sheet and adaptedto cooperate to secure the ends of the sheettogether in overlappedrelation When it is rolled, and interlockingmeans-in said slot and flap to permit yieldingof the upper end of saidcuff to lt the arm-*of the wearer.

4. An article of the character described comprising, a substantiallytrapezoidal sheet of material having a slot adjacent one of its corners,a flap on the other'corner adapted to be received in said slot when thesheet is rolled to form a cuff, said slot having slits perpendiculartherefrom for receiving vin locking engagement portions of said Hap tolock the ends of the sheet together.

5. Anv article of the character described, comprising a substantiallytrapezoidal sheet of flexible material having a` slotadjacent one of itscorners, a flap on vthe other corner

